Roman Roads: The New Way of Trajan

Daniel Hoffman Lee University

Outline

1. General Overview

2. Roman Roads

   1. Purposes and kinds of Roman roads

   2. Selection of routes

   3. Building the roads

3. Trajan and the Via Nova

   1. Sources of information about the road

      1. Tabula Peutingeriana

      2. The Madaba Map

      3. Notitia Dignitatum and other sources

   2. Earlier roads and routes in Jordan

      1. The King’s Highway

      2. The Desert Highway

   3. Roman control of Jordan and the purposes of the Via Nova

      1. Annexation of Nabataean land and the province of Arabia Petraea

      2. Maintenance and use of the Via Nova

   4. The Decline of the Via Nova

4. Photo Gallery of Sites and Features Along the Via Nova

5. Summary